diff --git a/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c b/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
index e970d6b..202255e 100644
--- a/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
+++ b/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
@@ -594,6 +594,45 @@ krt_read_addr(struct ks_msg *msg)
     ifa_delete(&ifa);
 }
 
+#ifndef IPV6
+struct ifa *
+kif_get_primary_ip(struct iface *i)
+{
+  struct ifreq ifr;
+  int fd, res;
+  struct sockaddr_in *sin;
+  ip_addr addr = IPA_NONE;
+  struct ifa *a = NULL;
+
+  fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+
+  if (fd == -1)
+    return NULL;
+
+  memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
+
+  strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, i->name);
+
+  res = ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFADDR, (char *)&ifr);
+  close(fd);
+
+  if (res == -1)
+    return NULL;
+
+  sin = (struct sockaddr_in *)&ifr.ifr_addr;
+  memcpy(&addr, &sin->sin_addr, sizeof(ip_addr));
+  ipa_ntoh(addr);
+
+  WALK_LIST(a, i->addrs)
+    {
+      if (a->ip == addr)
+	return a;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 
 void
 krt_read_msg(struct proto *p, struct ks_msg *msg, int scan)
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.c b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
index 3761ace..1fc4345 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ kif_choose_primary(struct iface *i)
 	  return a;
     }
 
+  if (a = kif_get_primary_ip(i))
+    return a;
+
   return find_preferred_ifa(i, IPA_NONE, IPA_NONE);
 }
 
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.h b/sysdep/unix/krt.h
index d6fbf72..3a037e3 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.h
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ void kif_request_scan(void);
 void krt_got_route(struct krt_proto *p, struct rte *e);
 void krt_got_route_async(struct krt_proto *p, struct rte *e, int new);
 
+struct ifa *kif_get_primary_ip(struct iface *i);
+
 /* Values for rte->u.krt_sync.src */
 #define KRT_SRC_UNKNOWN	-1	/* Nobody knows */
 #define KRT_SRC_BIRD	 0	/* Our route (not passed in async mode) */